Township government · Lake County, IL

Waukegan Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Waukegan Township took in $7.5 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Federal tax money28%State tax money21%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Waukegan Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$3.6 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
28%$2.1 million

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Social services43%Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Waukegan Township's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
43%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$324 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waukegan Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Waukegan Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.